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The Italian national team’s failure to reach the World Cup tournament after falling to Sweden was more stunning than the U.S. men falling short.

The bribery trial for high-ranking officials in soccer's international governing body offers some strange twists. Meanwhile, a social media feud keeps a China basketball scandal alive.

Play-by-Play: Plumbing the Depths of FIFA and Having a Ball With a Twitter War

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The most compelling moments in the geopolitics of sports in November came from the opening of the FIFA corruption trial and a somewhat surreal diplomatic crisis surrounding college basketball.

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Play-by-Play: Plumbing the Depths of FIFA and Having a Ball With a Twitter War

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